Ecuador vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ecuador Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2136
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$372
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$623
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.8
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$491
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$6875
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
6.85
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
33
53
🌐 English speaking %
1.2%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
53
84
😀 Quality of life
37
77
🏙️ Population
18.1M
36.6M

The average cost of living in Ecuador ($859) is 38% less expensive than in Poland ($1393). Ecuador ranked 121st vs 45th for Poland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ecuador compared to 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 140th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Ecuador vs Poland

We calculate prices for Ecuador and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 19 and 79 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Ecuador Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.09%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1463
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1580
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.92
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.71
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.07
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.47
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.6
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$333
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6549
$10757

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In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$1029
2.65M
Quito
$902
1.76M
Cuenca
$822
362K
Duran
$905
295K
Santo Domingo
$598
335K
Machala
$584
288K
Manta
$814
259K
Ibarra
$569
158K
Loja
$594
203K
Portoviejo
$785
244K
Milagro
$755
160K
Quevedo
$656
178K
Esmeraldas
$613
155K
Ambato
$538
177K
Riobamba
$510
177K
La Libertad
$716
112K
Babahoyo
$847
98.3K
Galapagos Islands
$682
25K
Montanita
$734
1K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K